Tobacco pouch



Oct. 29, 1929. T. w. MONROE TOBACCO POUCH Filed Sept. 8, 1927 lll ll'lllllllllflll;

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IIIIIIIIIIIII Patented oct. 29, 1929 1,733,197

UNITED 'STATES PATrsrrr OFFICE THEODORE WILLIAM MONROE, F BROOKLXNE,MASSACHUSETTS TOBACCO POUCH. y

Application led September 8, 1927. Serial No. 218,207.

This invention relates to tobacco pouches, trated in the accompanyingdrawings, Vin

and more particularly to flat tobacco pouches which: I having provisionfor humidifying vthe tovFigure l is a vjew, in perspective, of the bacco therein. improved pouch showing the flap open;

- In lusing flat tobacco pouches consisting Fig. 2 is a View, inperspective, of a section 55 merely of a two-Walled casing, the tobaccoof the pouch shoivn in Fig. l; "dries out quickly and when in suchcondition Fig. 3 is a view, in elevation, of the lining becomespractically unusable. The condiof the-pouch shown in Fig. l With thelining tion' of the tobacco deteriorates also by being flap open; and nshaken up in the pocket of the user causing Fig'. 4 is a view, insection,`of a modified 60 a grinding action'of: the Walls of the pouch'form of the improved pouch. which is transmitted directly to thetobacco f Referring first to Figs. l to 3, the flat pouch Which, if in adry condition, pulverizes very illustrated consists of a casing,generally inquickly and is then useless for a pleasant dicated by thenumeral l, made up of two '15 smoke. 'Howeveig if the tobacco isma-inpieces of flexible sheet material stitched to- 65 tained moistl thegrinding and pulverzing getlier at three edges, as shown at 2, toproaction is minimized and smoking such tovvide a mouth. rlhe back Wall3 in the illusvbaceo is soothing and desirable. Several trated formextends beyond the front Wall 4 methods have been proposed formaintaining to form a closing flap 5, which may be pro- ,20 tobaccocarried in a pouch in a moist condivided With suitable snap fastenerssuch as 6 70 tion but, as far as I have been able to deterto holdL it inclosed position as seen in Figs. 2 mine, none have been commerciallysuccessand 4, the casing being the same in the modiful, fied form shownin the latter figure. It is The Objects of this invent-ion are toprovide Within the scope of the invention to employaflexible'Wallet-type pouch having provision other means for closing themouth of the 75 for humidifying the tobacCo't-herein, which pouch, theinvention being equally advanmay easily and cheaplybe made and yet not-tageous regardless of the type of closure used. be cumbersome; toprovide for a continuous The lining member 7Y is shown detachedraddition of moisture for humidiflcation in a from the casing in Fig. 3and is preferably simple'andconvenient'manner; to provide a being madeup of a front member 8 and a 80 Pouch of this @hgmcter in which themoist; back member 9', the latter being extended upabsorbentmaterialused is separated from the Wrdly t0 form a flap l0. The lining,except tobacco so that it is merely humidified and the flap 10, isusually cemented to the inside not soaked; to provide in a Wallet-typepouch vO' the casing l, although this is not essential certainreinforcements which assistV inrpre- SIIlCe .Securement is usuallyobtained by.85 venting deformation of the pouch and thus Stltfhllg t0the CELSHlg, aS Shown at l1, about promoting successful humidification;and the mouth 0f the Pouch' The PaIS thus fill' geherally p0 mprovej'themt of making Vdescribed arev the usual construction of l 40 pouches ofthe type describe@ Wallet-type pouch as at present obtainable.

. and combinations of elements hereinafter desible It is desirable,especially when using a humidifying agent, to reinforce the pouch in'amanner to retain the bottom of its Walls in an extended position to holdthe tobacco loosely and prevent povvderinfr as far as pos- For thispurpose I insert a channelscribed and then particularly pointed out 1nShaped ymember 12 that is preferably but not the, appended Clalms- Unecessarily, fixed to the lining 7 at the bottom The feat-ures and scopeof the invention thereof to keep it inv Open position with its Will bestbe understood from a description'of Walls apart, as shown inFig. 2.Obviously 50 the preferred embodiments thereof illusthe same result isobtained if the member 12 100 To the accomplishment of these objects andsuch others as may hereinafter appear, as will readily be understood bythose skilled in the art, the invention comprises the features issecured within the casing 1, and the lining then secured to it bycement, or by any other suitable means.

For the purpose of humidifying the tobacco in the pouch I provide apocket for receiving moist absorbent material that is separate fromthepocket which receives thetobacco. This humidifier pocket is formed byattaching an auxiliary member 13, which may conveniently be of the samenmaterial as the lining, asby stitching it on three edges to one wall ofthe lining member 7. The pocket thus made is adapted to receiveabsorbent material such asy a sheet of blotting paper 14 which is firstmoistened with water. .Until ,dried out eva-poration will humidify thetobacco. y

The preferred location of the humidifier pocket, either on a wallof thelining (Figs. 2' andg'); or on av wall of the casing (.F 4), is suchthat its mouth lies along the line o f the' opening, or mouth; of theypouch. This location affords easyl access to the humidifier pocket whennecessary for replenishment of the' h-umidifying agent. With this f rmlof the invention it is important that, in opening the mouth of thepouch, the huinidifying pocket be surely moved bodily with the'y wallagainst which it lies,- away from the `.opposite wall'. In other wordsprovision should be m'a'de to insure that the pocket will not beopenedor torn during the frequent opening of the pouch tol gain accessto the tobacco therein. Accordingly the free edge ofthe materia-l 113 isreinforced throughout' its length by ruiming a flexible wire 16 througha hem 17. This stiffens the' material at one side of the mouth of thepocket and causes it norm-ally to' lie snugly against the other side,but an additional fastener, such as' the snap 15, may be used ifdesired.

A further' important 'advantage of re'- infor'cing the mouth of thehumidifier pocket is thatv it provides a stiffened edge to the mouth ofthe pouch that, however, may readily be bowed outward and when so bowedmerely by pressure from the thumb at its center will, because of itslength, maintain the poucli mouth fully open for thev introduction ofthe bowl of smokers pipe. Likewise the wiie 16 can be as easily bowedinward,

away from the pouch wall 4 (see Fig. l),y to

'o'pen the humidifier pocket when required.

`The flexible nature of the s'tiffene'f perniits it always to straightenout when the -pouch is clbsed; In addition, the stiffeier elen'ientserves to' retain the pouch in an extended ps'itio'n and thus' Vpreventsto` some extent at least the pulveriz'ing of the tobaeco if it gets dry.v

The nio'dified forni f piich shown in Fig'. 4 is the sane as that a`4ove described, with the exception that the lining member 7 is omittedand the auxiliary member 13 whih forms the liiimidifie pocket isattaehed directly to the wall of the casing 1. In the event that thecasing is made of some water impervious material, such as rubber or oilcloth, this form is desirable.

It will be observed that it is important that the moistener-pocket shallbe affixed to the outer wallof thel pouch andY that it shall be soattahedl thereto that, when the outer wall is forced away from the backwall to thus open the tobacco-receptacle, the moistenerp'oicltet shallfollow this front wall and thus ayoid interfering with filling the pipeby dipping it into the pouch. It is also important that themoi'stener-pocket and the closure device thereof, when said device isclosed by normally-closing means, shall flex with? the outer wallv whensaid outer wall is sprung to open position, whichpositionv is shown inFig. 1. n

s While I have shown' and described but two forms o'fmy i-nvexitin, itis obvious that changes may be resorted 4to' within the skill of theartisanV without departing' from the spirit and scope thereof as definedby the appended claims.-

Wha't is claimed' as: new, y v

1.- The combination with flexible tobacco pouchhavi'n'g aclosure-flap,of a' moistening device embodying a sheet of flexible fabric fastened tothe inner face of the outer wall of said pouch to' thus form a` pocket,the upper edge' of said fabric being disconnected from said outer wallto thus forni a mouth for lsaid pocket, and flexible closure' means forthe mouth of said pocket embodying a flexible wire in said upper edge,for the purpose Set Oth'.'

2. The combination with a flexible tobacco pouch having a @Insure-flap,oa moistening device embodying a sheet of flexible fabric fastened tothe inner face of the' outer wall of said p'ouch, the upper edge of saidfabric being disconnected from said outer wall to thus forni a monthfor'said pocket,fand closure means' for said pocket, fer the pur# pose' setforth, said closure means 'embodying an elastic wire fastened to theupper edge of said fabric and normally sprung toward the outerwall of,the poueli to thus keep said pocketiiornial-ly closed and yet permitthe pocket and its closure' device to flex with the outerI wallof thepouch. v .y

THEODORE WILLIAM MONROE.

